Chapter 385: Borrow a Blade to Kill the Beast!

【Intelligence Report Three: The news about Mil has successfully leaked to the Moral Beast Tribe camp ten li away.

Upon learning the situation, the Beastman leader Moral decided to use this news to eliminate Baron Mil.

After all, according to Babik's report, Mil has guards capable of fighting Beastman warriors one-on-one.

If this truly exists, it would absolutely be a hidden threat to their Beast Tribe army.

And their operation will take place at midnight today, deploying one thousand Beastman warriors, plus three thousand servant troops.】

【Intelligence Report Four: Milat will be attacked this afternoon; although the townsfolk escaped in time, dozens of villagers were still killed or injured.】

【Intelligence Report Five: Adams will be drinking at the Red Shicheng Golden Shield Tavern at noon today, but he will encounter a suffocating bloodline scion of the Hernand family.

And he will be humiliated by this bloodline scion.】

【Intelligence Report Six: Tonight will be good weather, clear for ten thousand li with bright moonlight.】

【Ding! Daily intelligence has been refreshed!】

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

In the early morning, Gervas slept until he woke naturally.

He originally thought he could remain idle and spend another day, but he did not expect to receive such today's intelligence.

Passing Mil's news to the Beastmen?

How could these two guys be so insanely cruel to this extent?

Yesterday, the intelligence system actually informed him of the news that Weilade and Solit would meet.

But Gervas did not pay too much attention.

Because no matter what, the two would definitely continue to cause him trouble; this could not be changed.

So, meet a soldier with a general, meet water with earth.

But for the two to be so insanely cruel as to commit treason against the human race and the kingdom, this truly exceeded Gervas's expectations.

And on the Beastman side, after receiving the message, they actually dispatched over a thousand Beastman warriors and three thousand servant troops.

It seems they truly took Mil to heart.

With a Beastman army of this scale, if Gervas responded with full strength, he could naturally hold them off.

For example, with all cannons firing and finding a good position to set up an ambush in advance, it would be basically impossible for the Beastmen to deal with him.

But if this time he still relied on the two or three thousand men in the Southern Region to defeat so many Beastmen and Beastman servant troops.

Then the Beastmen might truly start regarding them as a thorn in their eye.

On the Northern Front, once the Beastmen take an interest in you, unless you hide far away in the rear, it is extremely dangerous.

This would also be a way for Weilade and Solit to achieve their goal.

This is something Gervas absolutely does not want to see.

After pondering for a moment, Gervas thought of a good plan.

Since he did not want to expose too much of his own strength, he definitely needed to borrow a blade to cover up the glory on his side.

And Adams, isn't he the best blade?

……

"You are Adams? Evan's useless older brother?"

"Your Excellency, who are you?"

Inside Red Shicheng.

Although the great army could not enter the city due to the Beastmen's watchful eyes, as scions of high nobility, Adams and these young nobles still entered the city via basket lifts.

And their entry into this Red Shicheng was naturally not because of concern for safety, but because there were taverns inside where they could eat and drink comfortably.

Although it is said that when a great army sets out, many merchant caravans follow in the rear.

But with the Beastmen currently watching from ten li away, those merchant caravans dared not come; they all hid behind the wooden fortress at the valley entrance waiting for news.

Only if this side achieved a great victory and drove the Beastmen away would those merchants dare to come to do business.

The impatient young nobles certainly could not wait, so the taverns inside the city became the best place for recreation at present.

And since there were only one or two high-end taverns in the city, the scions of high nobility were very concentrated there.

Hearing the impolite question coming from beside him, Adams frowned slightly, feeling both confused and angry.

"Me? Haha, you don't even know me? Tell him who I am!"

This person did not worry at all about provoking Adams, the eldest son of Hou Jue; instead, his attitude became even more arrogant.

"Adams, this is Young Master Wyatt of the Hernand family, the second grandson of Grand Duke Hernand!"

The Hernand family?

Adams's body froze.

Actually, as soon as the other party mentioned Evan's name, he should have thought of it.

And after knowing the other party's identity, Adams naturally lost the confidence to cause trouble for the other party.

Of course, he definitely could not just let it pass without a word. "Young Master Wyatt, I have never provoked you, so please do not target me! Otherwise, I will have my father go find Grand Duke Hernand!"

"Besides, whether I have ability or not will be known naturally once we go to the battlefield!"

"Tell my grandfather? Hmph! That is all the ambition you have!"

"Besides! Battlefield? You actually talk to me about the battlefield, Adams. How many times have you been to this Northern Region? How many kingdom campaigns have you participated in before?"

"I'm afraid not even once, right? You'd better be careful, or you might get caught by the Beastmen and become their dinner! Haha!"

Amidst the laughter, Wyatt did not stay any longer, after all, he was truly somewhat afraid of the other party reporting to his grandfather.

Moreover, his main purpose this time was just to drink and seek fun; as for Adams, he was just someone he happened to meet.

Thinking of the letter his aunt sent to his father complaining and crying a while ago, that was why he came to deliberately humiliate Adams.

After all, Evan has half Hernand family blood, and he is the one who should become the heir to the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family.

Yet that Hou Jue seemed anything but pleased.

"Adams! Ignore him, let's drink more!"

After Wyatt left, Adams' few friends dared to speak up and comfort him.

After all, Wyatt was not only a direct bloodline heir of Hernade, but also possessed considerable strength himself.

They simply could not afford to provoke him.

"No need, you all keep drinking—I'm heading back!"

Adams naturally lost all appetite for more drinking.

Because Wyatt's words had struck right at his sore point.

Compared to someone like Wyatt, he truly was not especially outstanding.

Because he had grown up since childhood in his maternal grandfather's earl family.

Though his grandfather treated him with affection, resources were limited and could not possibly educate him as a Hou Jue heir would be educated.

This meant that in every respect he was in fact inferior to other Hou Jue or Duke heirs.

Even in certain areas of knowledge, he had not surpassed his younger brother Evan.

His only possible advantage was that he had not developed Evan's capricious and indulgent nature.

At least he still understood the value of effort.

But did effort truly matter?

Had he truly come here to lay the foundation for his heir position, as Lord Harry had said?

Unconsciously, Adams had already descended from the city via the basket.

Just as he prepared to continue toward the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family's encampment, someone suddenly blocked his path.

Adams wondered—had someone come again to trouble him?

"You are Lord Adams?"

"Who are you?" Adams regarded the unfamiliar knight before him with confusion.

"Lord Adams, Lord Harry sent me to deliver a letter to you!" Saying this, the knight pulled out a half-silver emblem.

"Lord Harry?!" Adams was both startled and delighted, then quickly fumbled at his waist and pulled out a silver pendant—a matching half-silver emblem.

The two pieces overlapped perfectly.

"Where is Lord Harry?" Adams could not help but ask with eager anticipation.

"Lord Adams, Lord Harry is not here—he only sent me to deliver a crucial piece of intelligence, so you won't miss it!"